A discourse of a discouerie for a new passage to Cataia
By: vvritten by Sir Humfrey Gilbert, knight.
Contributors: Gascoigne, George, d. 1577.; Middleton, Henry, d. 1587, printer.; Jones, Richard, fl. 1564-1602, bookseller.; English Printing Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: By Henry Middleton for Richarde Ihones
Published: 1576
Place of publication: Imprinted at London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 88
Subjects: Northwest Passage -- Early works to 1800.; Northwest Passage -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.; Maps
Notes: STC (2nd ed.) 11881
Title within ornamental border; Colophon: These bokes are to be solde at the shop of Richard Iones, at the west ende of Sainte Paules Church, betweene the Brasen Piller and the Lollards Tower.
Signatures: [par.]⁴ 2[par.]⁴ 3[par.]⁴ 4[par.]² B-H⁴ I².
Table of contents: title: George Gascoigne to the reader; title: A prophetical sonet of the same George Gascoine vpon the commendable trauaile which Sir Humfrey Gilbert hath disclosed in this worke; title: A letter of Sir Humfrey Gilbert ... concerning the discourse of this discouerie; title: A general map; title: To proue a passage by authoritie to be on the Northside of America, to goe to Cataia, China, and the East India, &c.; title: Faultes escaped in the printing.